Mayor Bowser Increases District’s Authority to Purchase and Preserve Affordable Housing
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November 15, 2018
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Gwendolyn Cofield (DHCD)
Mayor Bowser Increases District’s Authority to Purchase and Preserve Affordable Housing
After Ten-Year Wait, New Regulations Allow the…
NoMa Parks Foundation to Open Swampoodle Park on November 17
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Braulio Agnese
NoMa Parks Foundation to Open Swampoodle Park on November 17
8,000-Square-Foot Space at 3rd and L Streets NE, the Neighborhood’s First New Park, Combines a Dedicated Dog Area, a…
City Paper: Family Ties Inspire Robert White’s Policies Helping Returning Citizens
On the day Michael White walked into a D.C. courtroom, his brother, Robert White Jr., walked into a classroom.
WAMU: At This Studio Space For Artists, Every Day Is Take Your Kid To Work Day
A Washington arts group is creating a space for artists mothering young children.
City Paper: Workers Staffing D.C.’s Restaurant Boom Seek Ways To Care For Their Mental Health
Hours are long, health insurance is scarce, chefs can scream, and guests can sneer.
WTOP: Spin scooters hit DC streets; company doesn’t like speed limits either
WASHINGTON — San Francisco-based dockless electric scooter company Spin, which entered D.C.’s dockless pilot this year with bikes but decided to pivot to electric scooters, has begun deploying its scooter fleet in D.C.
Bisnow: Ruth’s Chris Steak House To Open At Major Downtown D.C. Development
A large-scale redevelopment in the heart of D.C.'s central business district has landed a popular national steakhouse chain for its corner retail space.
Washington Jewish Week: Is a Herzfeld-Lopez bromance brewing?
When he heard the news last month that a gunman had shot and killed 11 Jews inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, Joshua Lopez texted Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld with his condolences. Herzfeld, of Ohev Sholom — The National Synagogue, replied with an…
Norton Welcomes New Members of Congress to D.C., Encourages Them to Support D.C. Statehood and…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
November 15, 2018
Norton Welcomes New Members of Congress to D.C., Encourages Them to Support D.C. Statehood and Respect Home Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today…
Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: Aiding the deaf and hearing-impaired
D.C. hard-of-hearing deserve respect, not meddlesome bureaucracy
Irene Holtzman and Maya Martin Cadogan: DC board should respect military and local parents’…
Two years ago, a group of parents began laying the groundwork for a proposed new public charter school. On the edge of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Ward 8, it holds great promise for children from the surrounding neighborhoods as well as…
Mayor Bowser Directs DC Snow Team to Prepare for Overnight Wintry Mix
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November 14, 2018
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jonathan Kuhl (DPW)
Terry Owens (DDOT)
Dora Taylor (DHS)
Mayor Bowser Directs DC Snow Team to Prepare for Overnight Wintry Mix
(WASHINGTON, DC) – With the…
Washington Post: D.C. officials say water pressure has been returned to normal at jail housing…
Water pressure that had been low for the past several days has been restored at the District’s Department of Corrections facility in Southeast Washington, according to a statement from the agency.
City Paper: Sonic Had His Day at the Dais: D.C. Council Moves Toward Legalizing Pet Hedgehogs
My first hedgehog used a litter box. We'd take the thin, Styrofoam trays that held grocery store meat, clean them, nestle them into the hay in the corner of her cage, and sprinkle on just enough kitty litter to absorb her waste. Her name…
UrbanTurf: As DC Area Home Prices Hit New Records, Home Sales Falter
For 25 consecutive months, median home prices have been rising in the DC area. Now, signs are emerging that the high prices are taking a toll on the market.
City Paper: Brianne Nadeau Introduces Bill to Create ANC Support Staff
At the D.C. Council's Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau introduced a bill that would give advisory neighborhood commissioners—the neighborhood-level elected officials who weigh in on development…
Washington Post: D.C. Council votes to decriminalize Metro fare evasion
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to decriminalize Metro fare evasion in the District, citing concerns over soaring enforcement levels and disproportionate enforcement against African Americans.
City Paper: D.C. Council Pushes Forward Bill to End Statute of Limitations for Prosecuting Sexual…
In D.C., the statute of limitations for prosecuting most sexual abuse cases is 15 years, but a new bill that passed its first vote on Tuesday would eliminate that statute of limitations.
Filmmaker aims to amplify voices of Brookland Manor residents at a time of change
In a darkened section of Busboys and Poets on Monroe Street NE, people sit and watch a documentary about DC residents fighting for affordable housing options just a few blocks away at the World War II-era Brookland Manor Apartments, the…
AG Racine Leads 13-State Coalition Fighting Trump’s Attempt to Block State Law That Protects…
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November 14, 2018
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AG RACINE LEADS 13-STATE COALITION…